英语动名词作介词宾语及其他用法

词类动名词介词宾语介词短语评论

1．动名词作介词宾语的时候很多，特别是用在某些成语后面：
I'm thinking of visiting these cities．
我在想游览这些城市。
She was tired of drawing．
她画画已经画厌了。
Are you interested in going to the show?
你有兴趣去看演出吗?
Have you succeeded in convincing them?
你成功地说服他们了吗?
I've been looking forward to coming to Beijing．
我一直盼望来北京。
He's fond of swimming in deep water．
他喜欢在深水中游泳。

2．动名词还可和许多介词一起构成介词短作状语：
After playing chess，we watched TV．
下过棋之后我们看电视。
Give me a phone call before leaving home．
离家前给我打个电话。
Thanks for coming．
谢你来。
He felt a great delight in helping others．
帮助别人他感到很高兴。
Instead of going home，he went to see a film．
他没回家而是去看了场电影。
She left early for fear of missing the train．
她动身早以免误车。

3．动名词还可和介词构成短语作定语(a)作表语(b)：
a．She hasn't got much experience in looking after babies．
照看婴儿她没有多少经验。
I like your method of doing the work．
我喜欢你这种工作的方法。
Do you have any objection to my going there．
我去那里你有反对意吗?
That's their way of doing things．
这是他们行事的办法。

b．I'm all for going by bus．
我完全赞成坐公共汽车去。
Who is against changing the plan?
谁反对改变计划?
It was like finding a needle in a haystack．
这简直是大海捞针。

4．用在介词后的动名词还可用被动或完成式：
They insisted on their being treated as equals．
他们坚持对他们要平等相待。
She was furious at being denied admittance．
不让她去她很生气。
I have no idea of their having done such a thing．
我不知道他们做过这样的事。
Only then can we regard ourselves as having done our duty．
只有这时我们才能认为自己尽到了责任。